First Parisian Post! Le Taxi Jaune

I had a friend in town from New York last night, a former Pariesenne, and without even thinking we went to a restaurant called the Le Taxi Jaune en francais, or The Yellow Taxi. You can take the girl out of NY, but apparently not NY out of the girl. No matter, it was a lovely restaurant in the Marais and marks our first official Parisian post!

Relish: According to the reviews -- don't go here unless you like to eat the strange insides of animals, or perhaps horse. We began with the Tarama with toast, which apparently is a greek dish. I liken it to hummus, but more silky, and a nice thing to spread on toast (it's made of eggs and salmon, but I didn't think it was too fishy). Solid start. Next, although there definitely were some innards and 'cheval' on the menu, we opted for the more tame 'agneau' and 'canard'. Both were delicious. Mine was in the form of a 'gateau' (cake) which really was more like a stew which was amazingly savory on a fall type day. Elena's duck was perfectly cooked, with a hint of sweetness. Overall, classic french food with good service.
Quaff: The wine list was extensive and they even had these cute chalkboards of France pointing out the different regions. However, the 'by the glass' option was limited to red, white, and rose. No matter, my white wine was crisp and not too sweet and I believe it came from the south of France (I heard a sud). You'll have to forgive my very basic descriptions of wine as compared to Andrea -- she promises we'll take a class once she joins me in France.
Feel: It's a casual atmosphere, very authentic, with stone walls and chalk boards of both the wine regions of France and different animals and their parts (hence the innards). It felt cozy, although we got there early (8:30?) and it was a bit deserted. Things started to pick up around 10. It was also a tad too bright, but nothing to shake a stick at. The servers were very nice and even tolerated my awful french :-) It's also on an adorable back street that's not too crowded, so you really feel like you're finding a diamond in the rough.

If you are in the Marais, I recommend checking out this adorable resto! Au Revoir!